I dropped by the Nihilist Spasm Band's Monday racket yesterday and have returned with presents. Formed in 1965, NSB is apparently really big in Japan but can still be seen every week in London Ontario at the great Dissent night club (check out dissent's Spasm Band gallery here). This Monday's line up featured Art Pratten on violin, Bill Exley doing the voice thing, Pat Gregory on bass, John Clement on drums and Connell Smiley on sax.
Using the latest in entry level digital camera technology I recorded set one and most of set two for your viewing displeasure. The picture is virtually indecipherable and the same could be said for the sound, but does it really mater?
Set One (quicktime)
Set Two (quicktime)
Related: I'm A Meat Eater (MP3 On The Download) & another post with lots of NSB MP3s.
Glad to see the NSB is still going strong. I was taught by Bill Exley, who lived across the street from my friend and bandmate at the time (mid-90s). He once came over during a practice, knocked on Scott's garage door and, after some good conversation about music and such, very politely asked if we wouldn't mind turning down a bit. It seems that bass frequencies kind of travel a good distance in small town Ontario. Anyway, we knew about his band by that time and were big fans of "What About Me", so it made the whole thing even funnier.
Posted by: Bill Guerrero | July 28, 2005 at 04:44 PM